1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Galway (7th win)
Captain	Enda Colleran
Manager	John 'Tull' Dunne
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Meath
Ulster	Down
Connacht	Galway
Championship statistics
Player of the Year	Mattie McDonagh (Galway)
← 1965 1967 →

The 1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was played from May to September 1966. Galway, making a fourth final appearance in succession and looking to secure a "Three In A Row" of All-Ireland titles, faced Meath. The two met in the semi-final stage of the 1964 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, when Galway triumphed with a 3-point victory. Meath were unable to stop the Tribesmen as they won by a six-point margin in the final, 1-10 to 0-07. The win completed a "Three In A Row" for the county. It would be another 32 years before Galway would win another All-Ireland title, in 1998 against Kildare.

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-final

Leitrim v Roscommon

12 June 1966 Quarter-final	Leitrim	0-4 – 3-7	Roscommon	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick
			D Earley 1-2, N Daly 1-1, P Heneghan 1-0, T White 0-3, E Curley 0-1.

Semi-final

Sligo v Mayo

19 June 1966 Semi-final	Sligo	1-12 – 1-12	Mayo	Markievicz Park, Sligo
	M Kearins 0-10, S Durkin 1-0, B Shannon 0-2.		J Corcoran 0-8, M Ruane 1-1, J Flanagan 0-1, M Connaughton 0-1, P Kilbane 0-1.	Referee: L maguire

Galway v Roscommon

26 June 1966 Semi-final	Galway	1-11 – 0-5	Roscommon	MacHale Park, Castlebar
	J Keenan 1-3, P Donnellan 0-3, M Reynolds 0-1, C Dunne 0-1, M McDonagh 0-1, S Leydon 0-1, J Donnellan 0-1.		E Curley 0-2, D Earley 0-1, T Heneghan 0-1, T White 0-1.	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: E Moules (Wicklow)

Mayo v Sligo

3 July 1966 Semi-final replay	Mayo	4-7 – 3-7	Sligo	MacHale Park, Castlebar
	M Ruane 3-1, V Jordan 1-0, J Corcoran 0-3, M Connaughton 0-2, J Gibbons 0-1.		M Kearins 1-3, D McHugh 1-2, B Shannon 1-0, G McManus 0-1, S Davy 0-1.	Referee: L Maguire (Cavan)

Final

Mayo v Galway

17 July 1966 Final	Mayo	1-8 – 0-12	Galway	MacHale Park, Castlebar
	MJ Ruddy 1-0, J Langan 0-2, J Corcoran 0-2, M Ruane 0-2, M Connaughton 0-1, T Kilbane 0-1.		C Dunne 0-7, J Keenan 0-1, M McDonagh 0-1, L Sammon 0-1, J Duggan 0-1, M Reynolds 0-1.	Attendance: 28,000 Referee: J Martin (Tyrone)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

First round

Wexford v Wicklow

1 May 1966 First round

Wexford

0-12 - 0-6

Wicklow

Gorey

Westmeath v Carlow

1 May 1966 First round

Westmeath

2-10 - 2-6

Carlow

St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge

Louth v Longford

8 May 1966 First round

Louth

0-13 - 0-7

Longford

Páirc Tailteann, Navan

Quarter-finals

Meath v Wexford

15 May 1966 Quarter-final

Meath

4-15 - 0-3

Wexford

Croke Park, Dublin

Kildare v Offaly

15 May 1966 Quarter-final	Kildare	1-9 – 2-6	Offaly	Croke Park, Dublin
				Attendance: 13,828 Referee: P Kelly

Westmeath v Laois

5 June 1966 Quarter-final

Westmeath

2-12 - 1-5

Laois

O'Connor Park, Tullamore

Louth v Dublin

12 June 1966 Quarter-final	Louth	0-8 - 2-10	Dublin	Drogheda Park, Drogheda
				Referee: J Dowling (Offaly)

Offaly v Kildare

19 June 1966 Quarter-final replay

Offaly

1-7 – 1-12

Kildare

Croke Park, Dublin

Semi-finals

Meath v Westmeath

26 June 1966 Semi-final

Meath

2-14 – 1-8

Westmeath

Croke Park, Dublin

Kildare v Dublin

10 July 1966 Semi-final

Kildare

3-9 - 2-5

Dublin

Páirc Tailteann, Navan

Final

Meath v Kildare

24 July 1966 Final

Meath

1-9 – 1-8

Kildare

Croke Park, Dublin

Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

Clare v Cork

8 May 1966 Quarter-final	Clare	0-4 – 3-11	Cork	Cusack Park, Ennis
			G McCarthy 1-3, E Ryan 1-2, E Philpott 0-4, B O'Keeffe 1-0, T Hayes 0-2.

Waterford v Tipperary

29 May 1966 Quarter-final	Waterford	2-3 – 3-8	Tipperary	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
				Referee: S Quaid (Limerick)

Semi-finals

Cork v Limerick

26 June 1966 Semi-final	Cork	5-10 – 1-8	Limerick	Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
	C O'Sullivan 2-4, M O'Loughlin 2-1, G McCarthy 1-2, F Hayes 0-2, J Carroll 0-1.		M Tynan 0-4, T Meaney 1-0, P Reidy 0-2, D Quirke 0-1, D Sheehan 0-1.	Referee: K Barry (Kerry)

Kerry v Tipperary

26 June 1966 Semi-final	Kerry	3-16 – 2-6	Tipperary	Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
	D O'Shea 1-4, S Fitzgerald 1-2, M O'Connell 0-5, T Prendergast 1-1, P Griffin 0-3, D Geaney 0-1.		M Keating 1-3, R Strang 1-1, P Archibald 0-1, J Hewitt 0-1.	Referee: F Halbert (Cork)

Final

Kerry v Cork

17 July 1966 Final	Kerry	1-7 – 2-7	Cork	Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
	T Barrett 1-0, T Moynihan 0-2, T Prendergast 0-2, M O'Connell 0-1, PJ Fitzpatrick 0-1, P Griffin 0-1.		G McCarthy 1-1, J Carroll 1-0, A Ryan 0-3, E Philpott 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1, M Burke 0-1.	Referee: J Martin (Roscommon)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

Monaghan v Fermanagh

5 June 1966 Preliminary round

Monaghan

0-12 – 3-8

Fermanagh

St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

Quarter-finals

Antrim v Derry

5 June 1966 Quarter-final

Antrim

2-7 – 0-6

Derry

Casement Park, Belfast

Tyrone v Down

12 June 1966 Quarter-final

Tyrone

0-4 – 2-9

Down

O'Neill Park, Dungannon

Cavan v Donegal

19 June 1966 Quarter-final

Cavan

1-11 – 5-6

Donegal

Breffni Park, Cavan

Fermanagh v Armagh

26 June 1966 Quarter-final

Fermanagh

3-8 – 0-8

Armagh

St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown

Semi-finals

Antrim v Down

10 July 1966 Semi-final	Antrim	0-5 – 0-9	Down	Casement Park, Belfast
	S McQuillan 0-2, A McAtamney 0-1, G McEvoy 0-1, J McDonnell 0-1,		J Fitzsimmons 0-3, J McCartan 0-2, S O'Neill 0-2, C McAlarney 0-1, F Quigley 0-1.	Referee: F Tierney (Cavan)

Fermanagh v Donegal

17 July 1966 Semi-final	Fermanagh	1-8 – 4-17	Donegal	O'Neill Park, Dungannon
	PT Treacy 0-5, P Fitzpatrick 1-1, J Maguire 0-1, K Murphy 0-1.		M McCloone 2-4, J Hannigan 2-3, P McShea 0-4, S Ferriter 0-2, D O'Carroll 0-1, M Griffin 0-1, D Hoilihan 0-1, PJ Flood 0-1.	Attendance: 8,000

Final

Down v Donegal

31 July 1966 Final	Down	1-7 – 0-8	Donegal	Casement Park, Belfast
	S O'Neill 1-2, P Doherty 0-3, R Johnston 0-1, J McCartan 0-1.		M McLoone 0-6, M Griffin 0-1, F McFeely 0-1.	Attendance: 35,000 Referee: J Martin (Tyrone)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals

Galway v Cork

7 August 1966 Semi-final	Galway	1-11 - 1-9	Cork	Croke Park, Dublin
	C Dunne 1-7, S Cleary 0-2, J Keenan 0-1, M McDonagh 0-1.		C O'SUllivan 0-5, M O'Loughlin 1-0, J Carroll 0-2, E McCarthy 0-1, E Philpott 0-1.	Attendance: 30,966 Referee: E Moules (Wicklow)

Meath v Down

21 August 1966 Semi-final	Meath	2-16 - 1-9	Down	Croke Park, Dublin
	G Quinn 2-0, N Curran 0-6, M Sullivan 0-4, T Browne 0-2, O Shanley 0-2, P Collier 0-1, P Moore 0-1.		P Doherty 0-5, B Johnston 1-1, S O'Neill 0-2, J Fitzsimmons 0-1.	Attendance: 44,463 Referee: M Loftus (Mayo)

Final

Galway v Meath

25 September 1966 Final	Galway	1-10 - 0-7	Meath	Croke Park, Dublin
	M McDonagh 1-1, J Keenan 0-3, C Dunne 0-3, L Sammon 0-1, S Leydon 0-1, S Cleary 0-1.		N Curran 0-2, O Shanley 0-2, M Sullivan 0-2, T Brown 0-1.	Attendance: 71,569 Referee: J Hatton (Wicklow)

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